Valve-spring compressor



April 28, 1925. 1,535,976

G, c. WILSON VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR Filed June 4, 1924 E 2: 5: W 2 l' l I 66 WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

orrnn star s GEORGE C. \FTILSUN, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

VALVE-SPRING COEIPRESEQR.

Application filed June d,

' To all iuilom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonen G. l VILsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancasterand State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Valve-Spring Compressors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to valve spring compressors, and contemplates a novel construction by means of which the valve sprin can be uickl and conve-nientl com k b .l

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pressed and with the minimum of effort.

More specifically stated, the invention includes a valve engaging rod upon which is mounted for sliding movement a yoke designed to engage the spring to be com pressed, with means for adjusting the yoke upon the rod for valves of different lengths, the yoke being equipped with means for conveniently lifting the yoke to compress the spring in a manner which requires a minimum of effort. 1

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the iollowing detailed description is read in con nection with the acconipanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangemeiu; parts as claimed. i

in the drawings forming part ot this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view showing how the device is used. a

Figure 2 is a view taken on line 22 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the lower end of the yoke designed to engage the spring.

Referring to the drawing indetail 10 represents a valve engaging rod which may be of any suitable length, and provided" with a longitudinal series of spaced openings 11 for a purpose to be presently described. Arranged to slide upon this rod is a yoke like member 12, one end of which is designed to receive the rod 10 as illustrated, while the other end is forked or bifurcated as at 13, this end of the yoke being designed to straddle the valve stem 14 immediately beneath the spring 15 as shown in Figure 1. Also arranged to slide upon the rod 10 is a collar16 which has openings adapted to reg ister with any of the openings 11 of the rod 192%. Serial No. 717,867.

10, to receive a. pin 17 which holds the cmlar 16 fixedto the rod in any given position thereon. 'lhis collar is connected. to the oliset extremity 18 ot a lever 19 by means of spaced links 20 which are arranged at opposite sides of the adjacent portion of the yoke 12, the lever 19 being pivoted on :1 lug 21 rising from the yoke as shown in Figure 1. The pin 17 above referred to is pivotally secured to one end of a chain or other flexible element 22, which chain is connected with the rod 10 to prevent loss of the pin when the latter is not in use. The lever 19 is pivotally connected to one 01" a pair of links indicated at 23 and 2d respectively, these links being pivotally connected together as at 25, with the adjacent end of the link 24 formed with an offset lug 26 constituting a stop, which is adapted to engage the yoke 1 when the lever is swung to an active position in a direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 1.

in practice, the yoke is arranged to permit the bifurcated or forked extremity to he slipped beneath the lower end of the string 15, after which the rod 10 is proper ly adjusted through the yoke to repose upon the head of the valve 27. The slidingad justincnt of this rod 0t course permits thc' device to be used with valves having difi'erent length stems. After the rod has been positioned upon the valve, the pin 1? is passed through the aligned openings in the collar 16 and bar 10,.the pin holding these parts fixed relatively. The lever 19 isthen swung upwardly in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 1, which of course exerts a downward pressure on the rod 10 to hold the valve 2? seated, while at the same time the yoke is moved upwardly on said rod 10 to compress the spring 15. When the lever 15) is swung to theilimit of its movement in the direction just inentioned, the lug 26 will assume a position to engage the yoke 1.2,"the pivot 25 between said links moving in the direction of the yoke, and passed center to hold the lever 19 in its active position and the spring compressed. The device is very simple in con struction and can be both quickly and conveniently manipulated for the purpose in tended.

While it is believed that from the tore going description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, ll desire to have it understood that I u and do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is:

A valve spring compressor comprising a rod adapted to engage the head of said valve, a yoke slidable on said rod and hav ing one end terminating beneath the latter and designed to engage the lower end of said spring, a collar slidahly receiving said rod, alever pivoted upon the yoke, links pivotally connecting the adjacent end of said lever with said collar, means for holding said collar fixed with relation to said rod, whereby a downward pressure is exerted upon the rod simultaneously with the lifting of said yoke when the lever is swung to an active position, a pair of pivotally connected links having their outer extreniities plvotally connected with said yoke and lever respectively, and a lug formed on the inner end of one of said links and arranged to engage said yoke to limit and hold said lever in its active position with the spring compressed.

In testimony whercoi 1 till my slgnature.

GEORGE C. VILSON. 

